Gov. Bentley offers $5,000 reward in death of Decatur mother; DA says son found her body

Gov. Robert Bentley is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed Ana Chavez of Decatur. (AP file/Alabama Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)

DECATUR, Alabama - Gov. Robert Bentley is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed a Decatur mother whose body was found by her 7-year-old son on April 15.

Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson announced the reward in a press release today and also released additional information in the death of Ana Delia Antanio-Chavez, saying her body was found by her son when he returned from school.

She had been suffocated.

Chavez lived in the home at 1315 15th Ave. SE with her husband, son and an 18-month-old daughter.

The baby was in the home when Chavez was killed. She was found unharmed after being left unattended after her mother's death, Anderson said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Mike Burleson with Decatur Police Department at 256-341-4633 or Investigator Johnny Coker with the District Attorney's office at 256-351-4610.

Decatur Police previously announced they were searching for a person of interest who was seen in the area on April 15. He is described as a dark-skinned, Hispanic male in his mid- to late 20s, who is from 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 9 inches tall. He was wearing a dark toboggan with a "script-style" tattoo on the side of his neck.

He was last seen driving a black car resembling a Honda Civic that was a 1990s or 2000s model trimmed in red striping with two identical yellow stickers on the rear bumper.